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Press conference 2018

Speaking at the Court’s annual press conference on 25 January 2018, President Guido Raimondi reviewed the year 2017 and presented the statistics for the past year.

He referred in particular to the increase in the number of new cases, but said that a large number of applications had been declared inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies. In that connection the President reiterated the importance of the principle of subsidiarity, which requires applicants to exhaust national remedies before applying to the Court.

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The press conference of the Court is held annually in January. On this occasion, the President presents the statistics of the past year and the major events that occurred during this period. He also responds to questions of journalists.

Hearings

Those who have registered in advance have priority as regards seats in the hearing room, which are then allocated to others on a first-come first-served basis. If you are a journalist, please contact the Press Service to register. For more information on hearings go to the "Hearings" web page.

Photography and filming is allowed only in the public parts of the building (forecourt, entrance hall).

To obtain pictures of hearings please contact the Press Service, which can provide journalists with professional-quality footage (FTP link) of the first few minutes of hearings.

Webcasts of hearings can also be viewed on the same day via the Court’s website.